Pradeep Bhavnani Donates Rs 5 Crore At #IndiaForKerala Telethon

Pradeep Bhavnani, a stockbroker, has contributed an amount of Rs 5 crore at the #IndiaForKerala telethon. Mr Bhavnani, who had earlier contributed a similar amount to Japan, said that irrespective of religion, caste and creed, the immediate priority should be to provide relief to Kerala. Mr Bhavnani said that the government should provide an immediate relief amount of Rs 2,600 crore to Kerala. At the moment, the priority is helping Kerala and what could be done to assist the flood ravaged state, said Mr Bhavnani.
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Why Kerala Needs Your Support

Kerala has been hit by the worst floods in a 100 years. The Kerala Government estimates Rs 21,000 crore will be needed to rebuild the state. The funds are required to rebuild hundreds of flooded villages, thousands of damaged and destroyed homes and 10,000 kilometres of ravaged roads.

This Onam as Kerala struggles to rebuild after the most devastating floods in a century, NDTV has organised a special telethon to raise funds for Kerala. We have specific goals - to enable the rebuilding of villages in the worst-affected districts and provide immediate assistance in terms of rehabilitation and food kits to people in the worst affected areas . All donations will go directly to our partner NGO Plan India.

Our focus will be coverage that makes a difference, stories with a heart, standing by people and making their experience a shared one to effect change.

NDTV chose to report on this massive crisis with unwavering focus and commitment; having done that, now we look, as NDTV always does, to go beyond the news and make a difference to people's lives.

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The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

Movie tickets, beer and wine prices are to be hiked and a ''flood cess'' implemented in cash-strapped Kerala as the CPI(M)-led LDF government presented its first post-flood budget on Thursday in an effort to mobilise additional resources to rebuild the state.

Opinion

Unlike what usually happens during a disaster, the Kerala government has not faced severe criticism for what went wrong on the ground. Popular perception has been that the political class, bureaucracy, civil society and of course the people of Kerala worked well together to overcome the adversity.